http://clojure.org/lisps
"All (global) Vars can be dynamically rebound without interfering with lexical local bindings. No special declarations are necessary to distinguish between dynamic and lexical bindings." Other part of that explanation is whether x in a given piece of code refers to a lexical (local) or dynamic (global) value. It seems that if there's a local value available for x, it always hides the global value for x. Global value is only looked up when there's no local value available in the surrounding text. binding may look like a lexical construct, since it has braces that enclose an area of code, but it's not. It affects code that actually executes during that time, not code that was written in that space. And yeah, dynamic scope interacting with laziness is the single most confusing thing about Clojure, even if you've had a little lisp experience. Use the variants of def just for functions or macros; use ref or let for variables; avoid using binding. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Clojure" group. To post to this group, send email to clojure@googlegroups.com Note that posts from new members are moderated - please be patient with your first post. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/clojure?hl=en
